Planning application
46 MERTON ROAD SOUTH, READING, RG2 8AX
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.8m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0139
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0139
- Type
- Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Church Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG2 8AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Reading
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3 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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